Buddha

Buddha

Buddha is a name used for more than one avatāra and idea in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

  • Buddha Avatāra: the avatāra in which Śrī Hari is born as Buddha to bewilder those hostile to the devas and turn them from the Veda; Akrūra praises him as the pure Buddha who teaches ahiṃsā. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapter 3; Skandha 6, Chapter 8; Skandha 10, Chapter 40; Skandha 11, Chapter 4; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 12; Uttara Parva, Chapters 83, 190; Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 52

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